Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary What happens when someone else's answered prayer looks like the one you've been waiting for? In this heartfelt episode of TOC Talk: Table of Confidence, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores one of the most difficult—and least discussed—emotional experiences women face: celebrating another woman's success while quietly grieving a dream of their own. Through the story of Dea, a leader navigating years of infertility while supporting a team member's pregnancy announcement, t...
Jul 23
16 min
Send us Fan Mail Have you become the woman everyone depends on? The one who always has the answers, keeps the peace, solves the problems, and shows up for everyone else—while quietly wondering who is checking on you? In this week's episode of TOC Talk: Table of Confidence, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores the hidden burden of being "the strong friend." Together, we'll unpack how strength can slowly shift from something we demonstrate to an identity we feel obligated to maintain, and why healing begin...
Jul 17
25 min
Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary What if the strongest version of yourself isn't the one who always has it together? In this kickoff episode of the Healing the Woman Behind the Title series, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores the hidden cost of perfection and the pressure many high-achieving women feel to appear strong, polished, and successful—even when they're quietly carrying emotional burdens. Using the everyday ritual of applying lipstick and lashes as a powerful metaphor, Dr. Bryant invites liste...
Jul 10
24 min
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever looked at your life and thought, "Nothing is terribly wrong... but nothing feels deeply alive either?" You keep showing up. You keep leading. You keep taking care of everyone else. But somewhere along the way, you stopped feeling. In this episode of T.O.C. Talk: Table of Confidence, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores what it means to become comfortably numb—that subtle place where survival becomes your identity and you quietly settle for existing instead of truly living. ...
Jul 3
18 min
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever walked into a room feeling confident only to start questioning yourself the moment someone else began to shine? Have you ever delayed a dream, silenced your voice, or talked yourself out of an opportunity because comparison convinced you that someone else was more qualified, talented, or deserving? If so, this episode is for you. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores the concept of Shrinking Thinking—the habit of minimizing your value, shrinkin...
Jun 22
17 min
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been ghosted by a friend? Not a casual acquaintance. A real friend. Someone you trusted, laughed with, prayed with, and shared life with. Then one day... Silence. No calls. No texts. No explanation. In this episode of TOC Talk: The Table of Confidence, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores the often misunderstood seasons of friendship when women retreat, withdraw, or seemingly disappear during difficult times. Drawing from her personal experience of battling an eating disord...
Jun 8
16 min
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like you were being graded in life? Not in a classroom, but in your career, your relationships, your leadership, your parenting, or even your healing journey? In this episode of TOC Talk: The Table of Confidence, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores what she calls Perfect Patty Syndrome—the exhausting pursuit of appearing successful, capable, and put together while quietly struggling underneath the surface. Drawing from her own childhood experiences with chasing perfec...
Jun 4
11 min
Send us Fan Mail T.O.C. Talk Podcast Episode Title: The Cost of Becoming: Left Over Grapes Have you ever felt overlooked? Like everyone else was getting picked while you were still waiting for your season to come? In this heartfelt episode of T.O.C. Talk, Dr. Dwan Bryant shares a powerful reflection inspired by something surprisingly simple… a bag of grapes. What began as an ordinary moment in the kitchen became a deeper conversation about comparison, delayed purpose, leadership, confidence, ...
May 20
14 min
Send us Fan Mail Some scars fade from the skin… but the trauma still remembers. In this episode of T.O.C. Talk: The Table of Confidence Podcast, Dr. Dwan Bryant explores the invisible scars many women carry from rejection, disappointment, trauma, comparison, and emotional wounds that quietly shape how we lead, love, and respond to others. Through a personal story about her son Jon surviving a third-degree burn as a child, this conversation unpacks how healing is often deeper and longer than w...
May 12
13 min
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt drained… but couldn’t quite explain why? Your energy is low. Your patience is short. Your clarity feels off. And you start asking yourself… “What is wrong with me?” But what if nothing is wrong with you? In this episode of T.O.C. Talk: The Table of Confidence Podcast, Dr. Dwan Bryant challenges the idea of burnout as something that “just happens” and introduces a powerful truth: Some of our power outages are preventable. Not because life i...
Apr 11
9 min
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